Saturday, 11 May 2013

First up is a talk on The Paranormal in Fiction for the Mysteries Group in Stoke-on-Trent on Tuesday 20th May at the Red Lion in Harthill, Stoke. More information can be found on their facebook page here!

Annnnnd, not only that, but Jan will also be talking about Reiki and her genre writing on the radio! If you're up Stoke way, you can catch her at 9pm on Tuesday 28th May on Paul Oldfield's Nite Klub (CRE8 Radio 87.7 fm)

Tuesday, 26 March 2013

Huuuuge congrats to Alchemy writer Jan Edwards who is having a story published in the Western Legends anthology The Demonologia Biblica. Edited by Dean M Drinkel, this is the first in collection of anthologies to be published throughout 2013 under the banner “Tres Librorum Prohibitorum”

Tuesday, 12 March 2013

Alchemy writers Jan Edwards and Peter Coleborn will be involved in a free networking morning for emerging and established writers at the City Centre Library in Stoke on Trent on 16th March. The session lasts from 10.30am - 12.30pm and will also include discussions with novelist Kate Long talking about her writing career and Sara Beadle, Programmes Director of Writing West Midlands.

Although places are free, they are also limited so please reserve your space by emailing joanne[at]writingwestmidlands.org and see the West Midlands website here for more details and map!

Fans of Debbie Bennett's gritty crime book Hamelin's Child can now get their hands on the sequel - Paying the Piper.
The blurb:

Michael is piecing his life back together after his time spent as a rent boy. But it's hard and although he's been clean of drugs for months, the nightmares are still too real and he can't come to terms with Lee's death and Eddie's impending trial.

Sometimes other people's troubles can seem easier to deal with. When Michael meets Amanda at the cashpoint, it's a chance to focus on someone other than himself, and finding Amanda's missing husband and baby may just be his salvation.

But the shadows of his past won't let him go. The bank account they've set up for him is full of easy cash and Eddie's old boss Carl can help Amanda. And suddenly Michael is in deeper than he ever imagined possible.

This thriller is set six months after the events in Hamelin's Child and contains adult material.

Paying the Piper is available in paperback and multiple ebook formats as follows:

Big congrats to Alchemy Writer Jan Edwards who will be appearing in the charity anthology When Darkness Falls. WDF is edited by Emma Audsley and will be published by Screaming Spires. All proceeds will go to Pictor School in Cheshire, UK and Autism Awareness.

Table of Contents:1. Crows View of Autumn by Joe S Pulver.2. Jennifer by Jack Bennett.3. The Greek Widow by Stephen Laws.4. In the Name of God by Stuart Young.5. Antidote by Max Xavier.6. Stick Around by Brian Hodge.7. What is it For? by Rebecca Brown.8. Trufflepig by Colin F Barnes.9. What the Dark Does by Graham Masterton.10. Castigation Crunch by Jasper Bark.11. The Psychoanalyst by Rhys Hughes.12. Greenfingers by Lisa Jenkins.13. ‘Til Death by Eric Smith.14. House of Dandridge by Jason White.15. Know Our Hearts Bleed by Frank Duffy.16. Webbed Fingers by Stephen Bacon.17. The Stranger by Tom Lynch.18. 212 by Seb Doubinsky.19. Penumbra Over Millwall by Jan Edwards.20. If I Should Wake by Brian Hodge.21. That Night at The Grief by Gary McMahon.22. The Stones of Calder Hall by Raven Dane.23. In the South, an Arise by R J Barker.24. So Much to See by Frazer Lee.25. In the Dark, the Monsters by Alison Littlewood.26. Hey, Karen by Marianne Halbert.27. Suicide Solution by R D Teun.28. ’77 Coupe De Ville by D M Youngquist.29. Nailbiter by Amelia Mangan.30. The Spoon by Rhys Hughes.31. On Delivery by Jack Bantry.32. Old School by Gary Fry.33. Sea of Souls by Mark West.34. The Other Side by Ramsey Campbell.

Congrats to Alchemy member Jan Edwards whose story Princess Born has been published in the Fringeworks
anthology Grimm and Grimmer Vol. one (edited by Theresa Derwin). It is currently available as an ebook for the Kindle from here and a hard copy version will be available shortly.